Kolbus UK Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kolbus Group GmbH. We are proud to provide machine sales, spares and technical support for packaging specialists, sheet plants, bookbinders, trade finishers, conventional and digital printers, throughout the UK and Ireland.
The comprehensive product range covers book casemakers and associated equipment, board cutters and foil blockers, luxury packaging machinery, and corrugated box production machines, manufactured by KOLBUS Group GmbH. We are UK and Ireland agents for Aster book sewing machines and Universe Digitaline finishing equipment from Meccanotecnica and Schmedt bookbinding machines and materials.
A new generation of casemakers
Kolbus is known for its long-standing tradition of precision engineering in book production machines.
The Kolbus DA range of casemakers guarantee faster production and shorter make-ready times. Book cases, files, display cards, calendar backs or, game boards, can be produced. There are machines in the range to integrate into the digital workflow and for large formats.
Corrugated cardboard converting machines
The revolutionary Kolbus BX Motion Pro is the ultimate short run corrugated box production machine. Produces customised single, double or triple flute boxes in most FEFCO styles.
The Kolbus RD115S is a flexographic rotary die cutter. Robust and modular for slotting, creasing and slitting. It produces superb flexographic print quality with up to eight units.
Luxury cardboard box production
The Kolbus Boxline range of machines enable consistent production of glued cardboard and paper boxes for the luxury packaging industry. The cost effective and highly efficient system produces accurate and sharply defined edges. There are Boxline modules for wrapping, punching/forming, magnet insertion and taping/sealing.
There are Kolbus machines in the range for board cutting, milling, grooving and embossing.
Meccanotecnica
Meccanotecnica’s portfolio includes innovative technologies for thread sewing, perfect binding, and book finishing. The Aster, Uniplex and Multiplex ranges offer solutions for offset print finishing, enabling the production of sewn book blocks from printed signatures. For digital print finishing the Universe range of automatic folding and book-sewing machines and the Sirio perfect binders allow producers to create book blocks starting from sheets, signatures, or rolls printed on digital presses.
Schmedt
Schmedt machines cover all areas of hardcover book production and finishing. Format changes are simple and possible with almost no changeover small to medium runs can be produced in craftsmanship quality with machines at affordable prices. Whether you are looking for an affordable entry-level solution for hardcover production or want to produce Print-on-demand or photo books, we offer the cost effective solutions.
Kolbus GmbH
Kolbus is known for its long-standing tradition of outstanding engineering services and its commitment to quality in all areas, from consulting and commissioning to the high lifecycle availability of its machines. Our extensive R&D department continuously works on developing new methods designed to generate and support efficient production processes. With our own iron foundry the quality of Kolbus engineering starts from the ground up.
